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Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin, meaning 'Plateau of rock') is an outer suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.The area, still semi-rural, was historically on the border of English control and featured a defensive construction, Carrickmines Castle, which became the subject of national controversy during the building of a late stage of Dublin's M50 orbital motorway.
Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin) is a stop on the Luas light rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, which serves the nearby village of Carrickmines. It opened in 2010 [ 1 ] and was built on the site of a disused heavy rail station of the same name.
The modern development of Cherrywood is located on the old townlands of Cherrywood, Laughanstown and Glebe as well as parts of Brenanstown. It borders the modern day suburbs of Cabinteely, Loughlinstown, Rathmichael and Carrickmines. It lies between the M50 motorway and the N11 road, about a kilometre north of where they fork from the M11.
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Ballyogan is bounded to the west and north by Stepaside and Sandyford; across the M50 motorway to the east is Leopardstown and to the south, Carrickmines. [2] Ballyogan is centred on Ballyogan Road. The residential and shopping areas are located between the road and the M50 motorway which runs more or less parallel to and east of Ballyogan road.
The nearest Luas stop to Foxrock is Carrickmines, which is where the Green Line rejoins the old railway route. Sandyford and Central Park are also considered local stops within proximity to Foxrock. There is another stop before Carrickmines for the racecourse, but as of 2010, this had yet to open. [citation needed]
Kirwan Park is located at the northern end of the village, while Ballycorus road is located at the southern end of the village. Kilternan is also home to Carrickmines Equestrian centre which is located on Glenamuck road. Kilternan lacks a traditional village centre or 'Main Street'. It is the location of Ireland's only (artificial) ski slope. [2]
Leopardstown (Irish: Baile na Lobhar, meaning 'town of the lepers'), historically called Ballinlore, [2] is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. With institutional lands and a large racecourse, it is divided by the M50 motorway , and adjoins Sandyford , Stepaside , Ballyogan , Carrickmines , Foxrock and Stillorgan .